24 Jan 1884
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Newspaper
Wooster Republican
Location
Wooster, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1884
Page
1
In a night assault near a camp, Euryalus and Nisus pursue masked foes. Nisus urges a rescue as Euryalus falls to a fatal spear, sparking a brutal, swift slaughter and a frenzied pursuit through shadows and forest.
A train from Wellsville collided with a tank area causing a flash fire that enveloped the Bradford line. The passenger coach and baggage car burned rapidly, windows shattered, and several passengers escaped through windows or were aided by relief crews. Three women died, two identified, others injured with varying severity.
A chaotic railway blaze drives passengers to jump into snowdrifts as flames engulf cars. The narrative blends survivor accounts with a sharp political debate in Congress over bribery charges and an investigation into a state election.
A survey argues that life on earth evolves through many epochs with numerous forms before reaching prevailing types. It contends natural selection favors the best adapted, with competition for limited resources shaping organisms into the strongest and most defensive forms. The human figure is framed as a potential outcome of these evolutionary forces.
An advertisement claims lingering lassitude and illness result from sickness and impure blood. It touts Dr David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy as cleansing impurities and restoring vigor, brightness, glow, and elasticity, priced at one dollar per bottle and sold by all druggists.
Arthur Stafford claimed English title and joined a hunting party with Schwartz in Maine. Found frozen beside a she bear with a knife wound in its heart and a cub with a similar wound. The guide reported Stafford attacked the cub first. bear defended itself. Grace of New York, Stafford's fiancée, lost her reason after learning of the death and will be sent to an asylum.
An account recounts lingering class distinctions despite revolutionary change. It cites lavish manners, rich dress, and extravagant entertainment at a dinner hosted by General Knox with Dr Manasseh Cutler present. Descriptions focus on fashion, furnishings, and the era’s social contrasts.
A user reports taking Ely's Cream for severe catarrh causing persistent headache and discharge of filthy matter. After use, headaches ceased and the symptoms diminished, with the user crediting the remedy for relief.
Letter from J M Walker of Lawas Pa attests to Peruna improving health and appearance, noting New York women look younger at 59 than Boston or Chicago women at 30 or 40 after three months on Peruna and another product Vanalin. A minister's daughter pursues medical studies and Zero Being, a graduate of the American medical college, is mentioned.
Messrs Laubach and Donnelly announce the yeacy secured for Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption. A guaranteed cure, known to aid old coughs hoarseness asthma hay fever bronchitis and throat lung ailments. Free trial bottles available regular size ten dollars.
In Gwinnett County Georgia a magistrate grants divorces to parties who swear they cannot live peacefully together and agree to pay the court costs of the proceeding.
A Newark mother says Parker's Ginger Tonic quiets a fussy infant and eases her own discomfort while nursing. The note also features a quip about Professor Sophocles of Harvard doubting modern money transfer methods and visiting his mother to deliver savings.
A visitor in St Louis praises the river and water while noting he must pick his teeth after drinking. The text promotes Rough on Rat as a rat and insect killer at 15¢ per borum and Parker's Hair Balsam claiming to restore youthful color to gray hair. It also mentions young ladies embroidering bonnet tops with wool designs like grass and water lilies.
The Obin Agricultural Convention met in Columbus at 2 p m to discuss breeding and feeding for maturity and crop rotation. Delegates backed protection, urging restoration of the wool tariff of 1867 and Congress action against foreign competition.
A reflective piece on social conversation urges brevity in speech. It notes the irritant effect of long winded talkers and recommends saying little but meaningful, listening attentively, and avoiding self admiration. It champions simple, natural expression over showy diction.
A prominent businessman told of his wife recovering appetite after a week on Hood’s Sarsaparilla. He noted the bottle purchase outside a store and called the $3 investment the best he ever made. Hood & Co. Lowell, Mass.
The Columbus Times editorial by John G Thompson & Co denounces corruption in the Ohio Democratic Legislature. It argues bribery taints high offices and calls for investigation, legal action, and accountability for traitors to constituents. The piece condemns tainted honors and demands justice.
A 68 year gap since the battle of New Orleans is noted as 4000 Jackson era troops with Louisianians. Louisiana lists 42 veterans of 1820s and 373 widows, suggesting longer lifespans for women. The piece criticizes quack medicines and touts remedies like Dr Gaysette Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla.
At a temperance meeting a sharp old lady boasted that after burying three hard drinking husbands she insured their lives heavily and let them drink. She asserted all three died from liquor and she netted about 10 000 dollars from each death, crediting providence.
The piece reviews Caesar’s calendar reform and the later Gregorian adjustment, noting the eleven day shift and adoption across nations. It cites riots over the change, the 1761 English act, and the notion of Washington time with the telegraph ball drop. It warns how even minor time shifts affect banking and public business.
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